Deprecated.This method does not properly convert bytes into characters.
As of JDK 1.1, the preferred way to do this is via the
String constructors that take a Charset, charset name, or that use the platform's
default charset.

Deprecated.This method does not properly convert bytes into
characters. As of JDK 1.1, the preferred way to do this is via the
String constructors that take a Charset, charset name, or that use the platform's
default charset.

An optional interface for Function classes: those that implement will get a
reference to the current VariableTable object, specific to the interpretation
in whose context the matcher function is called.